'A fiasco' - Irish Springstein fans slam Ticketmaster as they struggle to buy tickets

Bruce Springstein fans across Ireland are continuing to scramble for tickets to the Irish dates of his upcoming tour as two key 2024 dates sell out early. 

According to Ticketmaster Ireland, tickets for Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork and Nowlan Park in Kilkenny have already sold out, with dates at Boucher Road on May 9 and Croke Park on May 19 going fast. 

Some fans - who got up early to nab tickets as they went live on Ticketmaster this morning (November 6) at 8am - have criticised the price of the tickets, which are reportedly €145 standing. 

Newstalk presenter Shane Beatty commented on the price on X (formerly Twitter), and said, "€145 to stand on a pitch and watch Bruce Springsteen. Good old Ireland." 

Another X user stated, "Prices are a disgrace… people in charge should be ashamed of themselves. Rip-off Ireland!" 

Many fans willing to pay the hefty price also reportedly faced errors while trying to purchase them. 

One X user said, "Error in connection is all that's coming up every time we select tickets" while another said, "I got through, put in my card details, approved on my banking app only to be told there was a problem. I’m now at the back of the queue." 

Another frustrated fan stated he "should've stayed in bed". 

One fan directed a question at Ticketmaster: "What's the point of making my way through a 15000+ long queue for Bruce Springsteen to get the same #SomethingWentWrong error message I started with at 8:00am? WHAT went wrong?" 

Others faced the same problem and claimed the Ticketmaster app did not work, with one X user calling it "a fiasco" and another stating, "...the app isn't working. I wasted 15 mins getting same message but got ticker in the end, good luck." 

Here's what other fans had to say: 

The app says connection error. Not using VPN. This is typical of https://t.co/KhvdVrJZik

— Ann Marie Kennedy (@ceolgra) November 6, 2023

@TicketmasterIre the app just says error in connection at the part where it says find tickets. And it's not just me. Come on. Sort it.

— CC (@ccccork) November 6, 2023

The app is a fiasco. 2 phones both same issue with the app, can't understand how it can be the preferred method of purchase and fail so badly. Wife logged in through a browser no issues....The app is not fit for purpose

— EJM (@EndaMcGuire) November 6, 2023

Got to top of the queue and ready to buy tickets…the ticket insurance pop up had no option to click yes or no. Lost the option… using Safari..great job guys!

— tonyobrien (@tonyobrien) November 6, 2023

Your app is terrible. Not fit for purpose. Can't get anything for the cork gig and got offered seats for the Dublin gig and it wouldn't process them. Absolute joke

— Denis Meade (@denismeade) November 6, 2023

I can’t seem to book accessible tickets. The site suggests general admission only. Does this mean disabled people can’t go?

— Sarah Reilly (@SarahJ_Reilly) November 6, 2023

Got online early and joined waiting room. Queue has not moved in 10 mins

— Keith Moon (@KeithMo77215959) November 6, 2023